retires (from)

present tense third-person singular of retire (from)
as in leaves
to give up (a job or office) at the age of 72, she finally retired from the job she had held at the shoe factory for over 50 years

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  • Without a mathematical component, education for citizenship leaves students only partially prepared for democratic participation.
    — Ismar Volić, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The Gators’ understandably rigourous standards for inclusion leaves Meyer as the last man who is qualified.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
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  • Continue reading ⦠CIVIC BREAKDOWN â Town's entire police force quits after bitter feud with city leaders boils over.
    — , FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Every researcher who quits Anthropic to write a viral letter about extinction is casting himself, in the drama running in his own head, as Oppenheimer walking away from the bomb.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
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“Retires (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retires%20%28from%29. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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